Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.9 4/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ibbotson Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 539th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ibbotson Road (S6 5AD) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower than the Crookes and Crosspool average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ibbotson Road (S6 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limbrick Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ibbotson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elliottville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parsonage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Carnaby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walkley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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